East Middle School

Located at 830 GUNNISON AVE, in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, East Middle School is a moderately sized all-grades campus that caters to students from the surrounding community (grade M), overseen by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51.

Within Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, which oversees 45 schools and 20,344 students, East Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the resource side, The student-to-teacher ratio at East Middle School reports approximately 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.3:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Mesa County indicate median household income runs about $73,658, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Mesa County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,232 students), of which East Middle School is one.

Chipeta Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. East Middle School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 441 (now 427). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 18% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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